omacookie

Good job girl ! Want to come to my house and spend a month ????You were brave to take all the before photos but they show off the organized room much better. Can you keep it that way ?

Crqltr

Thanks for the tour!! I bet it gets lots of people motivated! I have my "things". In my sewing room also! Cards and letters tacked on my cork boards along with my sewing stuff. Reminds me of the people I love!

Mariposa

Your room is lovely. Having special items along with your sewing things= great combination!

Toni-in-Texas

I did get rid of three 10-ream size boxes, but they were full of craft items that I don't do anymore. I donated them to the Church's daycare. The rest was just folding organizing and putting in boxes.

The tree was painted my my DDIL and my DH found and added the birdhouses.

Toni-in-Texas

The ladies with hats are actually thimbles. They were made by AVON in the 80's. Most of the items in my room are gifts from friends and family over the course of the past 30-40 years and they mean so much to me.

Toni-in-Texas

My Kenmore is model 158.18032. I bought it new in 1973 or 1974. It has been a workhorse, but now only sews slow because of a bad clutch. Since no ones makes the parts any longer, I haven't been able to get it repaired. However at the Tyler, TX quilt show, I met a man that has been in the repair business for over 40 years and he said he can fix it. So it's going to visit him next week. Free estimate, so nothing to lose.

It doesn't do all the things my modern one does, but it does some of the things even better.

Toni-in-Texas

It had never been that bad before, but we had a change in lift style that caused some of the mess. My husband is a minister. We used to live in the parsonage in another town on the weekends, so I had a machine, boxes of fabric, etc over there. When he retired, I had to bring everything home and that's the reason for all the extra boxes. So since I don't have fabric in other towns to come home again, I think I can keep it nice now. I'm sewing now and it is a pleasure to be able to put my hands on what I want, when I want it.

beaglelady

What a great sewing room and so many wonderful memory items you have. I love your sewing machine lamp with the patchwork shade! I might have trouble sewing in your room because I would be too busy looking at all the neat stuff - ha ha. You did a super job cleaning it up and have lots of fun sewing!

barri1

You did a great job.. Would you like to visit NY, and organize my one bedroom apartment.. It seems that when I run errands on Sats, fabric seems to follow me home.. I nearly came home with another singer 66 for $24.. but then thought of where I could put it, and wished it luck on getting a new home, and be loved..

Karen Mc

Wonderful organization!!

I started to redo my sewing area (plaster, paint, lay a ceramic floor, etc.) and finally got book cases and storage from Ikea and started to organize it when two sister-in-laws became ill. I retired Jan 31, 2014 and hoped to finish organizing in sewing area in basement and quilt until my heart was content. BUT, when the SIL'd needed help, I thought "God's perfect timing", and they came first. One of my dear sisters by marriage has gone to heaven, the other is still living with us and will hopefully be well enough to go to her house in a week or two. Then, I can get back to it. I did not take pictures before I started the "fabric storage room", but will take before pictures of the big room I will be starting soon and then take after pictures and share them with you.

The Board members have been a great inspiration and have given me a lot of good ideas.

Thank you for sharing your great space with us!